The Paramounts

The Paramounts were a British rock band and, with almost the same line-up, the predecessor group of Procol Harum .

Their first single was released in 1963 and was a version of the then very popular song Poison Ivy .

Procol Harum's roots can be clearly heard in these early recordings, especially in the original compositions by Gary Brooker and Robin Trower such as It Won't Be Long . In addition to Poison Ivy , the group recorded a few more songs over the course of their two-year recording career.

In 1967 almost all the musicians came together to found Procol Harum.

Members

• Gary Brooker (* 1945), keyboard and vocals
• Robin Trower (* 1945), guitar
• Chris Copping (* 1945), electric bass
• Graham "Diz" Derrick (* 1944), electric bass
• BJ Wilson (1947–1990), drums

Discography

Singles

all published on Parlophone

• 1963: Poison Ivy
• 1964: Little Bitty Pretty One
• 1964: I'm The One Who Loves You
• 1964: Bad Blood
• 1965: Blue Ribbons
• 1965: You Never Had It So Good

EPs

• 1964: The Paramounts

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• The British Beat Boom (Engl.) ( Memento of 31 October 2004 at the Internet Archive )